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Watercolour

24/01/1885 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Beatrix Potter (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (drawn)

Drawing in watercolour over pencil of two views of a bat with wings extended. Ventral view above, wings are black and body and face is in dark pink. Illustration below is a dorsal view with the bat flying away from the viewer. Body is light grey.


Object details

Categories
Animals and Wildlife
Watercolours
Science
Woman Artist
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
Watercolour over pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Drawing: studies of a bat: dorsal and ventral views, wings extended, watercolour over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, 1885, Linder Collection object no. LC.19.B.4, catalogue no. 2.1
Physical description
Drawing in watercolour over pencil of two views of a bat with wings extended. Ventral view above, wings are black and body and face is in dark pink. Illustration below is a dorsal view with the bat flying away from the viewer. Body is light grey.
Dimensions
  • Height: 156mm
  • Width: 155mm
Size of sheet of paper, though irregular.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'Jan 24 85.' ['3' altered to '4'] (Inscribed in pencil.)
Credit line
Given by the Linder Collection
Object history
Given by Leslie Linder (1904-1973) to the National Book League (now the Book Trust) in 1970 as part of a representative selection of Beatrix Potter's work. This selection, comprising 279 drawings and 38 early editions and now known as the Linder Collection, was formerly on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1989 and 2019 form the charitable trust, The Linder Trust.
Subject depicted
Bats
Bibliographic reference
Hobbs, Anne Stevenson (compiler). The Linder Collection of the works and drawings of Beatrix Potter: catalogue of works on paper. London: The Trustees of the Linder Collection, 1996 (1999 reprint). p.10, cat. no. 2.1
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.178-1994 - Previous loan number
  • 2.1 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
LC 19/B/4

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Record createdJuly 16, 2013
Record URL
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